The Town of Whitman Protective Zoning Bylaw, effective March 29, 1960, subsequent amendments thereto, is hereby amended in total and a revised Town of Whitman Protective Zoning Bylaw, hereinafter called "this bylaw," is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 40A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and amendments thereto, herein called the "Zoning Act," and the powers granted to the Town under the Home Rule amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution.

The purposes of this Zoning Bylaw are to promote the health, safety, morals, convenience and general welfare of the inhabitants of Whitman, to lessen the danger from fire and congestion and from the hazards of floodwater inundation; to conserve health; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to protect and conserve the value of property; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to preserve and increase the amenities of the Town; to conserve natural conditions; to conserve and protect public and private water supply; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and to improve and beautify the Town by encouraging the most appropriate uses of land within the Town under the provisions of Chapter 40A of the General Laws, as amended.

In accordance with these purposes, the use, construction, erection, establishment, movement, repair, alteration, enlargement, height, appearance, location and occupancy of buildings and structures and the uses and occupancy of premises in the Town of Whitman are hereby regulated and restricted as hereinafter provided.